pcc Archives - Martin Surl

19 Mar True to my word: I haven’t closed any police stations.. I’ve opened them

Posted at 06:05h in Latest News

Two Gloucestershire police stations, earmarked for closure a decade ago, will be open to the public once more.

Lydney Police Station in the Forest of Dean, which was re-opened a year ago, is now trialling a public reception.

Barton Street in Gloucester will follow suit as soon as the building has been adapted to receive visitors.

02 Nov ANPR versus GDPR

Posted at 17:08h in Latest News

Automatic Number Plate Recognition verses the General Data Protection Regulation.. a battle of the acronyms. But ... it’s now official - privacy law will not get in the way of educating speeding motorists. That's what nearly happened though, but thankfully due to communities not accepting it and with the backing from my office - sense has prevailed.

17 Jul ‘Every crime matters’ mantra scoops multi-million pound dividend

Posted at 09:05h in Latest News

Last year I started using the mantra - Every Crime Matters.

It wasn't just a slogan or a gimmick, behind it was a real mission to champion the public's desire and right to get the best possible service from the police.

14 Feb “demeaning”, “inaccessible” and “substandard” words used to describe the state of our courts

Posted at 06:05h in Latest News

My role is wider than overseeing the police - its about the wider "crime" element. For me that distinction is important. I'm chair of the county's Criminal Justice Board, with that comes what I would call soft power, the power to influence and convene people together. That's what we've done around the state of our courts.

07 Feb BREAKING NEWS : Former Fire Chief will be charged

Posted at 18:19h in Latest News

Gloucestershire's former Chief Fire Officer Stewart Edgar will face criminal charges. The news just in, comes 19 months since Mr Edgar resigned from his post.

06 Feb PCC’s budget speech to the Police and Crime Panel 3 February, 2020, explaining next year’s budget and the proposed rise in precept of 2.7%

Posted at 11:27h in Latest News

This is my eighth budget since taking office in 2012, though this is the first budget since 2010 that has seen any increase in the budget from central government. It is a change that both I and the Chief Constable welcome.

03 Feb Panel backs my budget plan because ‘every crime matters’

Posted at 20:40h in Latest News

After a decade of cuts, its nice today to have my budget of hope given the green light by councillors from all the main parties and some independents as well.

My plan will see £1m put towards improving how the police and the public talk to each other and its great it won unanimous backing of Gloucestershire’s Police and Crime Panel.

24 Jan ‘It’s not every day you arrest a Bishop’.

Posted at 19:50h in Latest News

‘It’s not every day you arrest a Bishop’. Those were words as a young detective constable in Gloucester that I remember Detective Inspector Wayne Murdoch saying back in 1993.

He was of course referring to the arrest of Bishop Peter Ball who was the subject of the BBC 2 documentary ‘Exposed, The Church’s Darkest Secret’ which was aired last week.

20 Jun Trying to be “cool” and failing….

Posted at 11:29h in Latest News

What did you make of the confessions of those hoping to become our next Prime Minister? Before anyone accuses me of going ‘all political’, I view their admissions purely in the context of almost 40 years in policing; and I have to say I was saddened that in...

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